The Special Education Graduate Program at the University of Tennessee has been ranked in the top twenty-five of graduate programs according to Graduateprograms.com based upon the rankings and reviews from current or recent students in the program. The Special Education Program, a part of the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, is designed to give teacher candidates a strong foundation in both general and special education pedagogical knowledge and skills. Graduate degrees offered by the program include an Education Specialist, a Doctor of Philosophy in Education with a concentration in Special Education, and Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.